迷信
mí xìn
Pinyin

Definition

迷信
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mí xìn
  1. superstition
  2. to have a superstitious belief (in sth)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

信
xìn
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 mail
  3. 3 CL:封[fēng]
  4. 4 to trust
  5. 5 to believe
  6. 6 to profess faith in
  7. 7 truthful
  8. 8 confidence
  9. 9 trust
  10. 10 at will
  11. 11 at random
信息
xìn xī
  1. 1 information
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 message
相信
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
短信
duǎn xìn
  1. 1 text message
  2. 2 SMS
信仰
xìn yǎng
  1. 1 to believe in (a religion)
  2. 2 firm belief
  3. 3 conviction
信任
xìn rèn
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 to have confidence in
信心
xìn xīn
  1. 1 confidence
  2. 2 faith (in sb or sth)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
信念
xìn niàn
  1. 1 faith
  2. 2 belief
  3. 3 conviction
信用
xìn yòng
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 credit (commerce)
  3. 3 trustworthiness
  4. 4 creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
  1. 1 credit card
信号
xìn hào
  1. 1 signal
信誉
xìn yù
  1. 1 prestige
  2. 2 distinction
  3. 3 reputation
  4. 4 trust
信赖
xìn lài
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 to have confidence in
  3. 3 to have faith in
  4. 4 to rely on
坚信
jiān xìn
  1. 1 to believe firmly
  2. 2 without any doubt
微信
Wēi xìn
  1. 1 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Téng xùn])
明信片
míng xìn piàn
  1. 1 postcard
歌迷
gē mí
  1. 1 fan of a singer
沉迷
chén mí
  1. 1 to be engrossed
  2. 2 to be absorbed with
  3. 3 to lose oneself in
  4. 4 to be addicted to
球迷
qiú mí
  1. 1 fan (ball sports)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
私信
sī xìn
  1. 1 private correspondence
  2. 2 personal letter
  3. 3 (computing) personal message (PM)
  4. 4 to message sb

Idioms (19)

信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
执迷不悟
zhí mí bù wù
  1. 1 to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
深信不疑
shēn xìn bù yí
  1. 1 to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)
  2. 2 absolute certainty about sth
无征不信
wú zhēng bù xìn
  1. 1 without proof one can't believe it (idiom)
当局者迷，旁观者清
dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng
  1. 1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The onlooker sees more of the game.
目眩神迷
mù xuàn shén mí
  1. 1 to be dazzled and stunned (idiom)
目迷五色
mù mí wǔ sè
  1. 1 the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn
  1. 1 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
纸醉金迷
zhǐ zuì jīn mí
  1. 1 lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
听信谣言
tīng xìn yáo yán
  1. 1 to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
背信弃义
bèi xìn qì yì
  1. 1 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
  2. 2 treachery
  3. 3 perfidy
言而有信
yán ér yǒu xìn
  1. 1 to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
财迷心窍
cái mí xīn qiào
  1. 1 mad about money (idiom)
迷不知返
mí bù zhī fǎn
  1. 1 to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)
迷离惝恍
mí lí chǎng huǎng
  1. 1 indistinct
  2. 2 blurred
  3. 3 bewildering
  4. 4 confusing to the eye (idiom)
金迷纸醉
jīn mí zhǐ zuì
  1. 1 lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury

Sample Sentences

都已经公元两千年了，你还迷信雷公打坏人这种传说，好不好笑啊？
dōu yǐjīng Gōngyuán liǎng qiān nián le ，nǐ hái míxìn léigōng dǎ huàirén zhèzhǒng chuánshuō ，hǎo bù hǎoxiào ā ？
It's already AD2000 and you still believe in the legend about the God of Thunder striking bad people down. You don't think that's funny?
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迷信？我告诉你，星座是有科学道理的，要不然怎么会流行了这么多年，而且大家都觉得准。
míxìn ？wǒ gàosu nǐ ，xīngzuò shì yǒu kēxué dàolǐ de ，yàoburán zénme huì liúxíng le zhème duō nián ，érqiě dàjiā dōu juéde zhǔn 。
Superstition? I am telling you, the zodiac is scientific, otherwise how would it have been popular for so many years? And everyone thinks it's accurate.
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陈姐，别迷信了，星座那一套，拿来茶余饭后聊聊天还可以，真让小文照着星座来找男朋友，不靠谱。
Chénjiě ，bié míxìn le ，xīngzuò nà yī tào ，nálái cháyúfànhòu liáoliaotiān hái kěyǐ ，zhēn ràng XiǎoWén zhàozhe xīngzuò lái zhǎo nánpéngyou ，bù kàopǔ 。
Sis Chen, don't be superstitious. This zodiac stuff is alright for after-dinner conversation but it's not reliable for Xiaowen to really use to find a boyfriend.
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你也这么迷信！
nǐ yě zhème míxìn ！
You're so superstitious!
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这不是迷信吗？不过虽然不相信，但是我可不敢半夜一个人出去。
zhè bùshì míxìn ma ？bùguò suīrán bù xiāngxìn ，dànshì wǒ kě bùgǎn bànyè yī ge rén chūqù 。
That's just superstition, isn't it? But even though I don't believe it, I still wouldn't dare to go out by myself in the middle of the night.
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那“风扇死”可能也就是这样的迷信或者谣言。
nà “fēngshànsǐ ”kěnéng yějiùshì zhèyàng de míxìn huò zhě yáoyán 。
Then "fan death" may also just be a similar kind of superstition or rumor.
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我看相极准，耽误不了几分钟的。这不是迷信，面相不足的后天要想办法弥补。
wǒ kànxiàng jí zhǔn ，dānwù bùliǎo jǐ fēnzhōng de 。zhè bùshì míxìn ，miànxiàng bùzú de hòutiān yào xiǎng bànfǎ míbǔ 。
My readings are quite accurate and won't take more than a few minutes. This isn't superstition; if your facial features have issues you must think of a way to make up for them later.
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没有那么迷信。
méiyǒu nàme míxìn 。
Not as superstitious.
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妈，你这都是封建迷信思想。
mā ，nǐ zhè dōu shì fēngjiàn míxìn sīxiǎng 。
Mom, that's just old-fashioned superstition.
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老公，孩子的名字我们自己起吧。不要让你妈算什么生辰八字，又迷信又难听。
lǎogōng ，háizi de míngzi wǒmén zìjǐ qǐ ba 。bù yào ràng nǐ mā calculate shénme shēngchénbāzì ，yòu míxìn yòu nántīng 。
Darling, let's think of a name for the baby by ourselves. Let's not have your mom look at the eight characters that express the baby's birth. It's superstitious, and the names sound bad.
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